European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes saturday january 30,1993 a i at a glance they say Beauty is in the Eye of the beholder. Sometimes it can be in the nose of the Behot Dee. See Story and photos on Page 17. Magic made difference a Survey of people s sex lives found that Many started playing it a bit safer after magic Johnson said he had Tho aids virus. A Page 5 super violent Day super bowl sunday is a Day of dread Tor Many battered women activists say. A Page 7 rally against racism germans sue marking the 60th anniversary of a Black Date in their history with protests against racism meant to strike a Strong contrast to the weakness and illusion that put Adolf Hitler in Power Jan. 30,1933. A Page 8 interest rates could fall Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has endorsed president Clinton a deficit reduction goals and said that Long term interest rates would fall dramatically if they were met. A Page 17 Index 1 Abby Ann Landers 21 automotive. 12 classified.25-28 comics 21-23 commentary. 15 crossword.21 Dally Horoscope. 27 faces no places .24 focus .17-20 jumble.27 letters. .14 religion .11 Money matters.16 sports .29-36 to listings .35 weather. 13 in area f-4gs by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Span Dahlem a Germany a the phased withdrawal of f-4g wild weasel aircraft from Span Dahlem has been delayed because of events in the persian Gulf and Europe according to base officials. Four planes were scheduled to leave last week for Nellis fab nev., but their departure was delayed said tech. Sgt. Sandra Whipps a base spokeswoman. The air Force still intends to Transfer All 18 planes to Nellis by april she added. While that is the intention recent events involving Iraq and the possibility of . Action in Bosnia and Herzegovina Quot could cause that transition to slow Down a said it. Cot. Dan Shelor the commander of the f-4g Squadron at Span Dahlem. A i done to think they will be put by then april a Shelor said of the aircraft. Six of the units f-4gs Are at Spang Dahlem. The remaining 12 of the 81st fighter Sqq a planes Are currently deployed to in Ciurlik a Turkey in support of operation provide Comfort and to saudi Arabia in support of Southern watch. The former operation involves patrolling the no Fly zone North of the 36th parallel in Iraq while the latter is responsible for the no Fly zone South of the 32nd parallel. F-4gs a re used in recent air strikes against Iraq. For Security reasons Shelor. And Whipps would not disclose How the planes Are distributed within the Gulf Region. Quot its a Little strange possessing the air forces oldest fighter and being in such great demand that we Are unable to bring about this transition because we arc deployed a Shelor said. F-4gs Are used to locate and destroy or at least disable radar systems that support enemy anti aircraft artillery and surface to air missile Sites. During the persian Gulf War the 81st registered 142 radar kills against iraqi forces. The squadrons successes led the air Force to delay the removal of the f-4gs from its Active duty inventory which led to the planned move to Nellis. Span Dahlem is the Only Active duty f-4g Squadron in the air Force. The wild weasels at the base Are being replaced by f-16 fighting  from Pago 1 chairman of the Senate armed services committee in search of a Way to avoid a congressional backlash against his decision. Mitchell and Nunn brought Clinton a proposed Compromise but left after nearly two hours without reporting full agreement. The congressional proposal closely resembles Clinton s plan for a six month period during which the Pentagon would Stop recruiters from asking about sexual preference and impose a partial moratorium on ousting homosexuals already in uniform. The proposed Compromise also would allow a commander to temporarily Transfer a homosexual. But it was not Clear How much of the Compromise language Clinton was willing to accept. Nunn who has been an influential opponent of Clinton a plan would Only say Quot some Progress had been achieved at the White House session. Quot we made Good Progress a Mitchell said. But he still expected an intense floor fight in Congress Over the presidents  said Nunn had Quot serious concerns about this and we re working to address those  she said the meeting broke up with Clinton and Nunn agreeing to review proposed final language. They were to talk again later Friday. Myers said remaining differences con Cem cd the proposed six month period Between the announced lifting of the ban and the time it formally takes effect. Republicans have threatened to submit legislation to Block Clinton a move unless he promises to hold off a decision for six months. The White House expects that defense Secretary Les Aspin would draft an executive order for Clinton to sign formally lifting the Bah after six months. Details would be worked out by then on How the military should put the policy into effect under Clinton s interim order Legal cases based on sexual conduct a such As a charge of sodomy a would proceed because they involve violations of the military code of  from Page 1 ing serbs yawned in the Asphalt Road running atop the dam which crosses the be Tina River North of the Adriatic port of split. 1 a third Crater appeared in the 66-foot-thick Structure but there was no water leaking there. Instead water spouted As if from a natural Spring from the dams base. Croatian soldiers were not on the dam Friday but were stationed in the surrounding area. Many villages immediately downstream already have been deserted. The nearest town nine Miles downstream is sin with a population of 60,000. Earlier 80 kenyan peacekeeping troops fled the area. They were part of a . Contingent of 16,000 that is trying to contain the ethnic and political animosity As they did in the six month War that killed about 10,000 people. As the situation in Croatia deteriorated fighting also raged in Bosnia and Herzegovina a like Croatia a former yugoslav Republic. Peace talks in Geneva on Bosnia s future remain paralysed. Meanwhile an eight ship French naval task Force steamed toward the Adriatic on a a Mission of  ten French peacekeepers in the . Force who were trapped in serb croat crossfire were evacuated to safety by a . Convoy thursday but France still has 2,500 peacekeepers in Croatia the most of any country. French officials did not mention evacuating them. In addition to the 10 French peacekeepers who were flown to safety thursday serbs freed u . Policemen from eight nations who they a been holding in a hotel in Benkovic for Quot Security reasons a . Spokeswoman Shannon Boyd said in Zagreb. Another 10 police in the hotel were to be released Friday she said. The reasons for the timing of the croatian offensive which began in .-pa tooled areas remain unclear. But croatian president Franjo Tadjman is under Domestic pressure to win Back lost territory and his party faces parliamentary elections Friday. The . Security Council has threatened sanctions unless the croats withdraw to their old positions. But Tadjman has refused to order a pullback unless serb militias in the Region Are disarmed there was no sign thursday that either Side would Compromise. The surge in fighting threatens to make a shambles of peace talks on Bosnia taking place in Geneva under . And european Community auspices. Conference spokesman Fred Eckhard said thursday there had been no Progress because of the latest clashes. The Leader of Bosnia a rebel serbs Radovan Karadzic said in Geneva that he would approve a peace Deal for Bosnia on saturday a with some Vicy Small  but a bosnian government official and conference sources dismissed talk of a breakthrough. The talks scheduled to resume saturday Are expected to focus on the entire peace package including a controversial plan to break the nation into 10 autonomous provinces. Navy opens fortified Hospital on Sicily Nas Simonella Italy a amps the . Navy Oji thursday opened its first contingency Hospital built to withstand chemical weapons and bomb blasts. The 17-bed facility which Cost $20 million will operate As a Small general Hospital at the . Facility on the italian is and of Sicily. The first floor of the Hospital is designed to be closed off and can operate for 30 Days without outside resources in Case of a disaster. The Hospital currently employs about 215 Active duty and civilian personnel. Services offered at the Hospital include paediatrics family practice obstetrics gynaecology general surgery emergency Medicine radiology psychiatry and optometry. Internal Medicine is will be offered in a few months. Obstetrics services include a delivery room and three birthing Beds with the capacity to deliver four babies at one time. Two obstetricians and five family practice physicians Are on hand to assist in deliveries. Radiology services include mammography ultrasound fluoroscopy and the ability to do upper and lower gastrointestinal tests and kidney a rays. A in addition to Navy surgeon general vice adm. Donald f. Hagen opening Day visitors to the Hospital included Navy Europe commander adm. Mike Boorda. Navy capt. Len s. Watts is the Hospital commander